EMTALA stands for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Congress passed the legislation in 1986‚ making it a federal law. EMTALA states that hospitals must treat anyone who comes into the Emergency Department‚ of a Medicare payment receiving hospital‚ requesting medical attention‚ must be seen regardless of the individual’s ability to pay. Although‚ the law directs Medicare accepting hospitals it addresses any and all people wanting medical attention. Relatively all hospitals in
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Health Museum Health Museum Lisa Schirmeister HCS 235/ Healthcare Delivery in the U.S Abstract In this Health Care Museum there will be exhibits showing the acknowledgment of the five most significant developments in the evolution of healthcare in the United States. For many years we have seen a large growth in the healthcare industry/field‚ it has been both good and bad. After I have researched many different areas .I would like to portray for my exhibit debut. The five most significant
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The Effects of Staffing Levels on Nursing Quality and Care In recent years‚ the healthcare industry has seen a significant decline in the quality of patient care it provides. This has been the result of reduced staffing levels‚ overworked nurses‚ and an extremely high nurse to patient ratio. The importance of nurse staffing in hospital settings is an issue of great controversy. Too much staff results in costs that are too great for the facility to bear‚ but too little staffing results in patient
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References: JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) Joint Commission Standards. 2000. Retrieved from www.jcaho.org/standard/jcstandards.html Keeping the Right People (Performance Management) http://hrcouncil.ca/hr-toolkit/keeping-people-performance-management
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Running Head: HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Human Resources Planning and Employee Relations HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS 1 Abstract The golden rule of “treat others as you would like to be treated” has an important role in managing how organizations deal with employee relations. Most employees just want to be treated fair‚ honestly and in straightforward manner. When employees are
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Hospice General Purpose of the Department: As we have learned‚ the hospice idea is not new. Literally meaning "given to hospitality‚" hospices provided comfort‚ kindness‚ and nourishment to people in need hundreds of years ago. Today‚ hospices offer comfort to people as they near the end of life’s journey. Hospice is a special way of caring for people with terminal illnesses and their families. It is a multidisciplinary health care program that is responsible for palliative and supportive
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The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 was included as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The purpose of this law was to provide incentives to healthcare providers to adopt and implement comprehensive computerized management systems. A provision of HITECH requires that providers utilize the system of their choice in a comprehensive and beneficial manner; this has been termed “meaningful use.” The purpose of this report is to
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Pharmacy Technician Certification Board‚ exam scoring requirements per www.ptcb.org The pharmacy technician performs activities related to three broad function areas. The specific responsibilities and activities that pharmacy technicians may perform within each function area are: I. Assisting the Pharmacist in Serving Patients (66% of exam) | A. | Receive prescription/medication order(s) from patient/patient’s representative‚ prescriber‚ or other healthcare professional 1. Accept new
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Doctor-Nurse Communication Physicians and nurses have had to interact since nursing became a profession. The act of communication between nurses and physicians is a central activity in health care‚ and a failure to communicate has been linked with poor quality and patient errors. During the history of nursing‚ these interactions have been as different as each individual physician and nurse is different. The two professions have had to form relationships to accomplish their common goal: quality
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Patient Care Health care is the diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and prevention of disease‚ illness‚ injury‚ and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine‚ optometry‚ dentistry‚ nursing‚ pharmacy‚ allied health‚ and other care providers. It also refers to the work done in providing primary care‚ secondary care‚ and tertiary care‚ as well as in public health. Negative and Positive Impact of Computer Applications on Patient Care Background
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